NAPA hopes to re-sign with DEI UPDATE hmm…which is it? Pennzoil re-ups: DEI’s contract with NAPA to sponsor Michael Waltrip’s #15 Chevrolet is up for renewal, as is Waltrip’s driving contract. Mike Rearden, director of events and sponsorships for NAPA, says his company plans to re-sign with DEI, though he won’t give specifics.(Atlanta Journal Constitution)(7-6-2002) UPDATE: NAPA is not expected to return as a sponsor at DEI {#15], but Pennzoil has signed a contract renewal. NAPA could go to Rick Hendrick, who is also looking for a driver, if he doesn’t keep Joe Nemechek.(Winston Salem Journal) [NOTE: for the #25 car but been told Delphi Automotive is signed Thru 2003 as is Kelloggs with the #5, DuPont with the #24 and Lowes with the #48, so not sure where NAPA fits in with Hendrick](7-10-2002)
